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2010

Productivity Commission showing that mortality rates are higher in smaller public than private hospitals
Tim Woodruff  Published in Sydney Morning Herald 20 May 2010

2009

Who Cares? Tim Woodruff  Published in The Age  16 May 2009
Fiddling the PHI Tim Woodruff  Published in The Age  24 May 2009

2008

Hospital performance Tim Woodruff  Published in The Age  14 October 2008
Double Standard    Tim Woodruff  Published in The Age  3 August 2008
Inverse Care law     Tim Woodruff  Published in The Age 15 April 2008
Hair Safety Net       Tim Woodruff  The Australian April 14 2008
Too many X-rays    Tim Woodruff  Published in The Australian  14 April 2008
Uni Stifles Comment        Peter Davoren and Andrew Watkins  The Courier Mail 10 April 2008
Doctors Leaving Public Hospitals  Tim Woodruff  The Age 26 March 2008
Hospital bosses making it up as they go  Tim Woodruff Sydney Morning Herald  23 March 2008
Performance Measures   Tim Woodruff  Published in SMH  17 March 2008
Workforce Drift      Tim Woodruff   Published in The Age 12 March 2008

2007

Medical devices are like drugs, they save lives Tim Woodruff  Published in The Sydney Morning Herald 26 Sept 2007
Cut rebate for healthy system   Tim Woodruff  The Age 13 August 2007
Still waiting                                 Tim Woodruff The Sydney Morning Herald May 2007
Winners and losers                    Tim Woodruff  The Age 6 January 2007

2006

Having your cake and eating it  Tim Woodruff  The Age 5 August 2006

No brakes on the drugs 'gravy train  Tim Woodruff  The Age 4 May 2006

Universities consider training specialists Tim Woodruff  The Age 22 March 2006

COAG Deal will further the PM's Two Tiered Agenda Tim Woodruff The Age 13 February 2006

Where will the debate about waiting lists and crowded emergency departments end?  Tim Woodruff The Age 8 February 2006

The Pharmaceutical Industry's Power   Tracy Schrader The Age 20 January 2006

The missing word on hospital errors  Tim Woodruff  The Age 1 November 2005

Simplified Billing System Tim Woodruff  Sydney Morning Herald 23 April 2005

Waiting Times For Elective Surgery  Tim Woodruff  The Australian 22 March 2005

Federal takeover of public hospitals   Tim Woodruff Sydney Morning Herald 12 March 2005

Private Health Insurance (PHI) 8%  rise   Tim Woodruff Sydney Morning Herald 3 March 2005

Sentinel Events Program  Tim Woodruff The Age 18 January 2005

2004

Paying one's way Andrew Gunn The Courier-Mail 23 September 2004
Howard clueless in health economics Andrew Gunn The Australian 8 September 2004
Public health versus doctors’ incomes Andrew Gunn The Australian 30 August 2004
Rebate for oldies: just a political bribe  Andrew Watkins The Age 24 August 2004

Sad, bad news  Tim Woodruff The Age 24 August 2004

At last the truth about the FTA  Tracy Schrader The Age 14 August 2004
Howard can't live with affordable drugs Andrew Gunn The Australian 5 August 2004
Howard a health risk Andrew Gunn The Australian 31 July 2004
User-pays good for wealthy Andrew Gunn The Australian 22 July 2004

Plunder Works     Andrew Gunn The Australian 17 May 2004

Rising co-payments, declining Medicare  Andrew Gunn The Courier Mail 17 May 2004

Meg Lees shovels more dirt on to Medicare's corpse Andrew Gunn The Australian 12 March 2004

US tinkering with the PBS  Robert Marr The Australian 10 March 2004

Private health insurance (PHI) premiums are set for another 8% hike   Tim Woodruff The Australian 14 January 2004

2003

Consumer Groups Tim Woodruff  The Age  15 December 2003

 Blame Game  Tim Woodruff   The Sydney Morning Herald  15 December 2003

Democrats urged to remember principles  Tim Woodruff  The Sydney Morning Herald Sat 29 Nov 2003

Cancer plus    Theo van Lieshout The Australian 25 Nov 2003

Medicare on the boil     Andrew Gunn The Australian  21 November 2003

It is a fallacy that modest patient co-payments are useful to contain patient overuse of health services Tracy Schrader The Australian 21 Nov 2003

MedicarePlus fails the strugglers    Tim Woodruff  The Australian  20 November 2003

Could someone let the PM know that Australians are not Yanks?     Andrew Gunn The Sydney Morning Herald 19 Nov 2003

Medicines and Free Trade Agreement  Tim Woodruff  The Australian  3 November 2003

A bid to woo the doctors  Tim Woodruff  The Age 27 October 2003

Federal Government Has A New Plan For Non-Bulk-Billed Consultations  Andrew Gunn The Courier-Mail 28 Oct 2003

George Bush wants us to trade Australian lives for a better deal for farmers  Tim Woodruff  The Australian 25 October 2003

Tony Abbott's Free Trip     Tim Woodruff  The Age 7 October 2003

Illness caused hardship  Tracy Schrader The Courier-Mail 6 Sept 2003

So very wrong    Dr Tim Woodruff  The Age 26 July 2003

Private care puffery  Letter to editor Sydney Morning Herald 1/07/03

Re: The ACCC’s proposal (Australian 28/6) that drug company largesse to doctors be  identified. Tim Woodruff The Australian 30 June 2003

Our Texan PM    Andrew Gunn The Australian 16 May 2003

Health: paid it already          Andrew Gunn The Sydney Morning Herald 5 May 2003

Medicare: facts and fiction   Dr Tim Woodruff  The Age 5 May 2003

The dangers of US-style health    Andrew Gunn The Age 3 May 2003

Why medical care should be free  Tracy Schrader The Australian 1 May 2003

Howard Government's plans for Medicare Dr Theo van Lieshout The Australian  30 April 2003

Doctors and the lolly jar      Andrew Gunn The Australian 28 April 2003

$20 fee hike not answer     Andrew Gunn The Gold Coast Bulletin 25 April 2003

Medicare? Let them eat cake     Andrew Gunn The Australian 23 April 2003

Medicare was meant for all   Andrew Gunn Daily Telegraph 23 April 2003

Easy money   Andrew Gunn The Courier Mail 23 April 2003

Government Doublespeak on Health   Tracey Schrader The Courier Mail 22 April 2003

Massacre of Medicare    Andrew Gunn The Courier Mail 21 April 2003

Mini-care or Don't-care? Tim Woodruff The Age 18 April 2003

US bombs are nothing new  Doug Everingham, The Courier Mail, 10 April 2003

Iraqi combatants are human too   Andrew Gunn, The Courier Mail, 8 April

Life support plan for Medicare Tim Woodruff, The Courier Mail, 31 March 2003

Medicare's Death Knell  Scott Douglas, The Australian, 31 March 2003

A healthy system only for the wealthy   Con Costa, The Sydney Morning Herald, 25 March 2003

Paying for Medicare  Tim Woodruff, The Age, 18 March 2003

Re Bulk Billing (reply)  Andrew Gunn, The Australian, 18 March 2003

Howard's rescue plan for Bulk Billing  Tim Woodruff, The Australian, 14 March 2003

New fee a tax on the sick  Brett Montgomery, The West Australian, 11 March 2003

Collusion on Rebate  Andrew Gunn, The Courier Mail, 10 March 2003

Destruction plan for Medicare   Tim Woodruff, The Australian, 7 March 2003

Bulk Billing the Rich  Andrew Gunn, The Australian, 7 March 2003

Erode bulk-billing and risk your political health, PM  Carol Zarkesh,  The Sydney Morning Herald, 6 March 2003

Fair-go society means free go at medical care  Dr Peter Davoren The Australian 6 March 2003

Howard's Medicare without a heart  Tim Woodruff, The Age, 5 March 2003

Howard's Priorities  Andrew Gunn, The Courier Mail, 7March 2003

PHI hike a slug to all   Tim Woodruff, The Age, 13 January 2003

Sick people should not have to pay   Andrew Gunn, The Sunday Mail, 12 January 2003

2002

Rich kids won't cure doctor drought   Brett Montgomery, The Australian 19 December 2002
Cancer care for the few is not fair   Tim Woodruff, The Sydney Morning Herald November 2002
Undue Influence of Drug Firms   Tim Woodruff, The Age July 2002
GATS   Tracy Schrader, Call for Senate Inquiry July 2002
PBS vs. PHI   Tim Woodruff, The Age 18 May 2002
Independent education of doctors about drugs   Tim Woodruff, The Age 18 April 2002
Spend taxes in the public sector   Tim Woodruff, The Age 10 April 2002
Spend rebate more wisely   Tim Woodruff, Sydney Morning Herald 27 February 2002
Drive at slower speeds   Andrew Gunn, The Courier Mail January 2002
Rebate is Bad Health Policy   Theo van Lieshout, Courier Mail February 2002

2001
Health Legacy   Andrew Gunn, The Courier Mail September 2001
Stop finger pointing and fix health   Andrew Gunn, The Australian August 2001
PBS important   Alf Liebhold, Australian Doctor March 2001
Ruddock: Let them eat drugs   Carol Zarkesh, Sydney Morning Herald 25 Jan 2001

2000
Same noises from Labour and Coalition   Alf Liebhold, The Age 23 Sept 2000
Tax if necessary   Tim Woodruff, The Age 8 July 2000
ALP announcement sad   Tim Woodruff, The Age 1 July 2000
Helping private system is twisted   Tim Woodruff, The Age 26 June 2000
Howard destroying Medicare   Tim Woodruff, The Age 19 June 2000
Private care more expensive   Tim Woodruff, The Age 8 June 2000
Pay as able, for care as needed   Tracy Schrader, Medical Observer May 2000
Minister for Private health   Tim Woodruff, The Age 8 Feb 2000

1999
No choice in country   Theo van Lieshout, The Courier-Mail November 24 1999
Wooldridge must not favour funds   Peter Davoren, The Australian November 23 1999
Scan scam   Andrew Gunn, The Courier- Mail October 22 1999
Worth keeping   Andrew Gunn, The Australian July 28 1999
Bulk-billing, and proud of it   Jane Ralls, Australian Doctor July 16 1999
Keep the Austin in Public Hands   Heather Dowd, The Age June 4 1999
Medical Myths  Tim Woodruff, The Age May 24 1999
Making money  Andrew Gunn, The Courier-Mail May 24 1999
In defence of methadone  Andrew Gunn, The Courier-Mail March 9 1999
Medicare holds us back?  Andrew Gunn, The Australian Financial Review March 4 1999
Discarded needles risk tiny  Andrew Gunn, The Courier-Mail February 2 1999

1998
Spending on Health  Andrew Gunn, The Courier-Mail September 12 1998
Relaxed and comfortable yet?  Theo van Lieshout, The Australian September 9 1998
Politics of equity, not envy   Andrew Gunn, The Courier-Mail August 31 1998
Assault by another name  Tracy Schrader, The Courier-Mail August 21 1998
Tough life before Medicare   Alf Liebhold The Sydney Morning Herald 18 August 1998
One Nation holiday in prison  Tracy Schrader, The Courier-Mail June 24 1998
Public shows its preference for public health   Tracy Schrader, The Courier-Mail May 26 1998
Holding out for more Theo van Lieshout, The Courier-Mail May 2 1998

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